Rain may have put a dampener on the second day of the Black Caps test against England, but a surprise from touring British pop star Ed Sheeran brightened the drizzly afternoon for a group of cricket fans.
Sheeran - who is in Auckland to perform three consecutive sold-out shows, beginning tonight, at Mt Smart stadium - popped into Eden Park yesterday, meeting both the New Zealand and England teams in their respective dressing rooms during a rain break.
Sources told the Herald while he was at the venue Sheeran spotted the flag of his favourite football team Ipswich Town in the stands and decided to shout the fans holding it a round of beers.
"10 beers to the guys with the ITFC flag on the far side of the field. Say they're from Ed Sheeran and he's watching with them," Sheeran told catering staff, according to sources.
